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Richmond Country Club to host first stop on CN Canadian Women's Tour

The CN Canadian Women's Tour will teeoff next month at the Richmond Country Club. The 36-hole event, will take place May 15-16 as the RCC will host the first of three tour events.

The CN Canadian Women's Tour will teeoff next month at the Richmond Country Club.

The 36-hole event, will take place May 15-16 as the RCC will host the first of three tour events. Amateur and professional players will compete in a two-day, stroke play competition on the Robert Muir Graves design course, vying for a champion's exemption into the 2012 CN Canadian Women's Open, at The Vancouver Golf Club in August, and up to three special invitations to compete in Symetra Tour tournaments this season.

Total season prize money for the 2012 season is $180,000 (CDN) for three events. Each 36-hole championship purse will be $60,000 with the champion being awarded a $10,000 winners' cheque.

"We're excited to bring the CN Canadian Women's Tour back to Richmond Country Club for the first time since 2008," said Tournament Director Cam Crawford. "The club has hosted several Golf Canada events in recent years to great acclaim, and the layout of the course will provide a true test of golf for some terrific competitors."

Site of the 2006 CN Future Links Championship and the 2010 Canadian Junior Boys Championship, Richmond Country Club has also hosted several provincial championships, including the B.C. Men's Amateur in 1969 and 2003, and the 2005 PGA of BC Assistants' Championship.

"At Richmond Country Club, we're thrilled to be a part of this year's CN Canadian Women's Tour," said General Manager David Wood. "Our golf course is in great shape for spring conditions and I have no doubt that we'll provide a challenging yet enjoyable experience for the players.

As a general manager I feel proud to be a part of a club that supports and encourages the development and growth of this great game."

Jessica Shepley of Oakville, Ont. captured the B.C. region CN Canadian Women's Tour stop over the last two seasons.

The two-time defending Jocelyne Bourassa Player of the Year Award winner earned a playoff victory over Joy Trotter in 2011 in Squamish and secured a 1-stroke victory over Seema Sadekar, Charlotte Mayorkas, Ryann O'Toole and Lisa Ferrero at Quilchena in 2010.

Conducted since 2002, many of Canada's elite female golfers have used the CN Canadian Women's Tour to hone their skills and develop as athletes both on and off the course.